Is anyone running NH races with a full 43 car field? If so, how is it
running and what kind of frame rates are you getting. I have a Athlon-800
and a GeForce-2, get 52.2 FPS in the NH benchmark but at the start of the
race as well in traffic the frame rate goes below 30. I can see the "slow
down" and have confirmed the drop in FPS by using Fraps. I figured this
would happen before I even bought the game, especially since the demo only
had 16 cars. Also, both benchmarks (demo & release) only have 16 cars and
have a view from outside the car. In case you haven't noticed or tested, the
cockpit view KILLS the frame rate. I just can't play the game without a full
field. It's not very realistic without all the cars IMO.
Thanks,
Sal V.
On Sun, 27 Aug 2000 17:43:34 GMT Sal V. <[email hidden]> wrote:
% Is anyone running NH races with a full 43 car field? If so, how is it
% running and what kind of frame rates are you getting. I have a Athlon-800
% and a GeForce-2, get 52.2 FPS in the NH benchmark but at the start of the
% race as well in traffic the frame rate goes below 30. I can see the "slow
% down" and have confirmed the drop in FPS by using Fraps. I figured this
% would happen before I even bought the game, especially since the demo only
% had 16 cars. Also, both benchmarks (demo & release) only have 16 cars and
% have a view from outside the car. In case you haven't noticed or tested, the
% cockpit view KILLS the frame rate. I just can't play the game without a full
% field. It's not very realistic without all the cars IMO.
I have a PIII-650 and a Voodoo3 card. I don't notice much difference
between the 2 resolution choices I have in the frame rates. However, I
have cut back on a few things and can almost run full fields without
major slow downs. It will occasionally drop below 30 (using fraps), but
the drops a low and smooth.
Looking at the config.opt file:
[GX]
detail_level 2
draw_distance 2
effect_level 2
high_detail_car no
mipmap no
mirror 2
shadow 1
skids 1
smoke 1
specular 0
video_mode 3
I also am not "supersampling" my controller. I found that I actually
enjoyed the look (color wise) of the graphics with mipmap turned off.
It was just to cartoonish or psychodelic with it on.
I thought I had the detail level setup from the menu to just one click
more than "off".
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In article <8ocm62$ot$[email hidden]>,
"JJ Thomas" <[email hidden]> wrote:
I thought the blurring was because I was taxing my system. I can't run
more than 22 cars or else the dashboard is illegible. At 22 cars you
can see space between the lines between the numbers At 28 cars you
can't even read the numbers.
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> Michael, > > Some folks have experienced a blurred dash amongst other objects > when running a full field. I myself have seen the blurred graphics > when running over 28 cars.I to I'm running a V3, 366@550 256 ram. > Have you noticed this with a full field ? By the way thanks for > your contributions to ICR a while back :-) > > JJ > >Michael,
Some folks have experienced a blurred dash amongst other objects
when running a full field. I myself have seen the blurred graphics
when running over 28 cars.I to I'm running a V3, 366@550 256 ram.
Have you noticed this with a full field ? By the way thanks for
your contributions to ICR a while back :-)
JJ
On Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:29:02 -0600 JJ Thomas <[email hidden]> wrote:
% Michael,
% Some folks have experienced a blurred dash amongst other objects
% when running a full field. I myself have seen the blurred graphics
% when running over 28 cars.I to I'm running a V3, 366@550 256 ram.
% Have you noticed this with a full field ? By the way thanks for
% your contributions to ICR a while back :-)
Thanks it was fun, thank goodness that we have talented folks to step in
and keep up the support to our sims...
Yes, I do notice some blurring, but it's not real distracting to me. I
would rather have the full field and assume the blurring is attributed
to dirty windshield and a vibrating car <G>.
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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.
[email hidden] http://www.teleport.com/~mcarver
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On Mon, 28 Aug 2000 17:21:53 GMT Robert <[email hidden]> wrote:
% > Some folks have experienced a blurred dash amongst other objects
% > when running a full field. I myself have seen the blurred graphics
% > when running over 28 cars.I to I'm running a V3, 366@550 256 ram.
% > Have you noticed this with a full field ? By the way thanks for
% > your contributions to ICR a while back :-)
% >
% I thought the blurring was because I was taxing my system. I can't run
% more than 22 cars or else the dashboard is illegible. At 22 cars you
% can see space between the lines between the numbers At 28 cars you
% can't even read the numbers.
Hmmmm.... I have never seen it that blurry. If I have the detail slider
set all the way to the right along with drawing distance and effects,
the dash blurs just slightly, and the cars are also blurred. This is
with a full field running mid pack at Daytona.
Again this is a V3 and a PIII-650. However, the frame rate with
everything maxed out is down to the mid-teens around the tri-oval area.
I have been monkeying around some today and turned mipmapping back on so
that I can tweak a few V3 settings to maximize frame rates.
For Direct3D I have the following set:
3D Filter Quality = Normal
Alpha-Blending = Smoother
Level Of Detail Bias = -8
Z-buffer Optimization = Enable
I can run with the Detail slider 1 click from the left, draw ahead &
effects off. I am running only cars in the mirror. With a full field
frame rate may dip around 28 when in a dog fight in the tri-oval area
(seems to the the most intensive frame rate area at Daytona).
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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.
[email hidden] http://www.teleport.com/~mcarver
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